Stretch-4 shooter who gives UCLA spacing, rebounding, and big-moment shot-making
Gardiner is a **6-3 forward** whose best calling card is her elite floor spacing: in 2024-25 at UCLA, she averaged **7.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 18.4 minutes** while shooting **39.9% from three**, and she was especially valuable in the NCAA tournament stretch run[2][6][7]. She also brings proven high-level production from Oregon State and has already shown she can swing big games with timely perimeter shooting. The main fit question is health, since she missed the rest of the 2025-26 season with a knee injury and planned to return in 2026-27[1].
